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We explore the effective UV-optical albedos of a variety of types of broademission line clouds, as well as their possible effects on the observed spectraof AGN. An important albedo source in moderately ionized ionization-boundedclouds is that due to neutral hydrogen: Rayleigh scattering of continuumphotons off the extreme damping wings of Lya. The photons resulting from thisscattering mechanism may contribute significantly to the Lya emission line,especially in the very broad wings. In addition, line photons emitted near 1200Angstroms (e.g., N V 1240) that stream toward the neutral portion of the cloudmay be reflected off this Rayleigh scattering mirror, so that theypreferentially escape from the illuminated face. Inclusion of this effect canalter predicted emission line strengths and profiles. In more highly-ionizedionization-bounded clouds, Thompson scattering dominates the UV-optical albedo,but this albedo is lessened by the hydrogen gas opacity. These clouds are mostreflective on the long wavelength side of the hydrogen recombination edges;this feature may then alter the shapes of the spectral regions near therecombination edges. We illustrate the effects of gas density and linebroadening on the effective albedo. We also discuss the reflection effects ofthe accretion disk and the ``dusty torus.'' The accretion disk is an effectivereflector of UV-optical photons, whether by electron or Rayleigh scattering,and it is possible that we observe a significant fraction of this light fromthe AGN in reflection. This effect can alter the emission line profiles andeven destroy emission at the Lyman jump emitted by broad line clouds. Finally,we discuss the possibility that continuum reflection from broad line clouds isat least in part responsible for the polarized broad absorption line troughs.Comment: 15 pages, LATeX (AASTeX aaspp4.sty), 5 postscript figures, accepted  for publication in The Astrophysical Journa

The Ultraviolet‐Optical Albedo of Broad Emission Line Clouds